Louisiana FETA – Real-Life Props, Real-Live Training

At the Louisiana Fire & Emergency Training Academy (FETA), our philosophy is simple: Combine real-life props with an experienced and knowledgeable staff to deliver the most realistic training experience available. With safety in the forefront of everyone’s mind, we design emergency scenarios to train the emergency response community to be better prepared for and ready to respond to real-world emergencies.

Our Vision

We will meet the needs of our customers and create a destination fire academy. To do this; we will create sought after and memorable student experiences with knowledgeable and professional instructors that deliver curriculum that is current and relevant – supplemented with props on and off campus that are modern, clean, functional and safe. Committed to excellence, we will embrace new technology and techniques to adapt to the changing needs of our customers. We will be known as a premier training agency across the country.

Our Mission

The mission of the Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Academy is to train, certify and support emergency responders to safely perform basic and advanced skills through the delivery of high quality, relevant and accredited training curriculum developed to meet the needs of the ever-changing Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical industries.

Our Values

L – Loyal – to those we serve and are accountable to

A – Attention to detail – in everything we do – seen and unseen

F – Fine – in service, curriculum, instruction, and certification of our students

E – Excellence – in innovation, instruction, training, and certification of our students

T – Trust – open, honest, collaborative, and transparent actions with each other and those we serve

A – Accountability – to each other, our leaders, our students and all we serve

Training Opportunities Catalog

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Industrial Training

The Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Academy provides a full spectrum of industrial fire training. This training can be tailored to any industrial response agency to assure specific needs are met. We encourage leaders of industrial fire agencies to contact the Fire Academy to develop a training regimen that meets their needs and provides a quality training experience.

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Municipal Training

The Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Academy has the critical mission of providing high quality life saving training for firefighters throughout not only the state but the nation. The core training within the Municipal Section are the “Fundamentals” of fire and emergency response. The municipal training curriculum assures fire service personnel are academically prepared for their positions at all levels of any fire and emergency service agency. The municipal curriculum prepares attendees to sit for the certification exams.

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Recruit Academy

Firefighting is internationally known as an honorable and trusted profession for its sense of selflessness and efforts to help other people. Because of the dangers involved in the profession, and even in the training for it, proper training, physical ability and discipline are paramount. The FETA Recruit Fire Academy course is designed for entry-level firefighters and is taught under the same paramilitary chain of command used in today’s fire departments.

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Emergency Medical Training

EMS is a large portion of services provided by fire and emergency agencies throughout the nation. The Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Academy provides all levels of emergency medical training to assure your agency is prepared to provide life saving services to any community or location.

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Extinguisher Training

The extinguisher training courses offered by the Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Academy are designed to train our local, state, and private partners in the use and maintenance of fire extinguishers.

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Certification Program

The Certification Program is to identify and recognize emergency service personnel whose accomplishments in training and education meets or exceeds nationally recognized standards. The NFPA standards for Fire Service Professional Qualifications identify the minimum requirements for a person at a particular level of progression. A person certified to one of the Fire Service Professional levels will have demonstrated competency in the knowledge and skills required to perform at a particular level. The service that can be offered to the citizens, visitors, and communities of Louisiana will be enhanced by the professional competency attained through this certification process.

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